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The ability to use left hand with more versatility than right is referred to as left-handedness. Left-handed people use their left hand more dominantly for a number everyday activities. Among famous ones with such ambidexterity are US President Barack Obama and Angelina Jolie... ... Myths About Left-Handed People:;
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"Because left handed people are the only people in their right minds?" ... The stem of this theory is the fact that nerves from the brain cross over at neck-level to the opposite side of the body, and nerves from the other side of the brain reciprocate. The end result is that the opposite sides of the body are supplied by...
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Statistics show left-handed people are more likely to be schizophrenic, alcoholic, delinquent, dyslexic, and have Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as mental disabilities. They're also more likely to die young and ... "The fact that left-handers are less common means they have a surprise effect," said Faurie.
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Joan of Arc (burned at the stake in 1431 for being a heretic and a witch) was not necessarily left-handed, she may have been depicted in this way to make her seem evil. ... The Meru people of Kenya believed that the left-hand of their holy man has such evil power that he had to keep it hidden for the safety of others.
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Lefties seem to have an advantage in many areas of sport. For example a lot of champion fencers are left-handed and there have been many outstanding left-handed tennis champions. ... For instance, none of them seem to mention that our study was conducted only with people who were 65 to 100 years old.
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The same chap that identified a region of the brain specialized for language Paul Broca (Paul Broca) also suggested that a person's handedness was opposite from the specialized hemisphere (so a right-handed person probably has a left-hemispheric language specialization).
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Okay, so I am left handed. Yes, that is a fact. Since I am left handed, I thought it would be fun to explore some interesting facts about left handers and also take a look at some famous left handers. How does one become left handed? ... been said that left handed people are among the most intelligent. Now I have no proof...
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In fact, it is quite advantageous in certain sports and martial arts to be able to use both your feet with equal facility. ... left handed, ambidexterity, left handed people, lefthanders It is the ability to use both your hands with equal ease or facility, but if you're armless, ambidextrous and multi-tasking could be using...
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Wikipedia states that "Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people." is no longer a proven fact. "A study published in 1991 claimed that these statistics indicate that left-handed people's lifespans are shorter than those of their right-handed counterparts by as much as 9 years.
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